Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-23

customs Of tho east.
We would suggest that Il win be wen foa
you not to proceed to trial until after thu
election, as your chances Of success VIII mol
be materially increased thereby.
We are, sr, your most obi. servants,
HARRINGTON & Lew.
To R. L. Tremaine, ESD, etc.
BLUE EAGLE, A. T., Sept. %, 166-.
DEAR FRED-H you only knew what q
mess I have got into here lately, I am SURF
you would pity me. A horrid fellow by the
name Of Tremaine, who is crazy to be dele.
gate in congress, wrote me asking my sup.
port and inclosing his check for $50. I re.
turned it to him by the next mail, and told
him what I thought Of his conduct. He
then sent me several very impudent and
insulting letters, because I came out in "a.
vor Of his opponent, Col. Trautman, who,
must confess, IS q drunken old scamp from
Clifton. This Tremaine is a judge, or some
thing o. other, from Deadhead, and said to
be a prominent man there. He threatens
to sue me for libel, and I suppose will have
q crowd Of sympathi1ers present at the trial.
I may have been too ready to indulge in
personalities in the beginning, but you
know the rules Laid down by Professor Ora
ham, Of the - College School Of Journal
ism:
/. The era OF independent journalism is
at hand, and the time for founding jour
mails which will dare to oppose wrong and
uphold right was never more propitious.
2. Never back down from any position
once taken, unless clearly shown to be in
the wrong, when the reaction should be full
and ample.
8. The acts and lives Of would-be public
men are public property, and open to un-
restricted investigation and comment. The
fierce white light Of truth only offends those
whom it exposes, and in time its rays will
cease to dazzle the eyes Of the people, ever
eager to know what is and what is not. I'm
Ainching criticism is the test of courage.
4. The papers of the west are in the
right track, their personalities being inspired
by q commendable thirst for knowledge,
and marked by a fearlessness as unhesitat-
ing as it is wholesome.
Also, Our courts have not only declared
that true allegations are no libel, but even
| charges founded on apparent fact, such as
might deceive a prudent and cautious man,
cannot be stiAed by imprisonment or fine.
II I have erred, it has been from a too
slavish adherence to these savings; but all
| the papers here are more personal than I
/ am, ar d for less cause. Now, what shall I
| do? If Levi had any spirit in him, but then
| he hasn't, so there Is no use in wishing.
| Won't your business call you out this way
soon? I need your advice so much-an evil
| dence, I presume, of my incomplete emanci-
| patton from your control. It shows I am
| not as ''strong minded" as you accuse me
of being. I enjoy my work so much, but
| almost wish I had avoided personalities and
paid no attention to this matter beyond re-
turning the check.
The mines in this vicinity are proving
very productive, and The Herald's receipts
arc always in excess Of its expenses.
Do write me a good long letter, like the
dear boy that you are. Give my love to
Annie and the children. I have q lovely
petrifaction for Tom to add to his collec-
ton. Lovingly, your sister,
KATE M. HARRINGTON.
To Fred c. Harrington, New York city.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 188-.
Ny DEAR SIsTER-Yours Of Sept. %
was duly received, and I don't wonder you
are distressed over your unfortunate attack
on Tremaine. Weren't you a little hasty
in rejecting so severely upon his tender of
money for aiding him in his campaign? If
on investigation you Learned that he was a
proper person for the place, I do not see
why you should not have taken his money
and given him its worth in advertising
space, always provided you cid not differ
from him politically. Or you might have
espoused his cause, If a worthy one, and
courteously declined his check at the same
time. Had he sent an advertisement Of
some mercantile business, I suppose you
would have jumped at the offer, and in your
state Of finances it might have been well to
do SO anyway. Between MI. Tremaine and
Col Trautman, judging from your letter,
I should say that the choice was decidedly
in favor Of the former.
Professor Graham never ran a paper in
his life, and his maxims are the purest
humbug. It will be safe for you to disobey
any one of them, and act according to the
dictates Of the strong common sense you
naturally possess, though you are some
times a little visionary. The - College
School Of Journalism, or any similar institu-
ton, will always be q failure and a snare, in
my opinion, and I told you SO when you
would insist on going there and quixotic-
ally rushing off to your beloved wilderness,
and investing all your small means in a
printing Office. I do not intend to reproach
you, but I do think you are too fond of per-
%sonalities, and too prone to indulge in tho
~extravagant assertions peculiar to the west.
My advice is to pursue as pacific q course
as is now possible for you, and ! will try to
see you about Nov. l. A libel suit is no
fun, and if you have one you will be very
careful about getting into another.
Don't be discouraged, my dear, or hest
tate to back down down from any position
your better judgment tells youis untenable.
Couldn't you in some way mollify Ire
maine without u too great a sacrifice OF your
self respecti I only throw this out a. a
suggestion.
Annie and the children are all well, and
send you much love. A~fectionately yours,
FRED.
P.S.-Have you ever heard Of my old
friend and chum, Dick Tremaine? Perhaps
he is a relative Of your bugbear. Better
find out and write me.
From The Blue Eagle Herald of Oct. IS, 1881
Less than a month will see either Traut-
man or Tremaine elected to represent the
enlightened people Of Arizona in the til
congress of the United States, and we are
pleased to notice with how little personal
acrimony or mud singing the campaign
has been SO far conducted. Whichever
gentleman proves to have a majority Of the
voters on his side, we believe that our in
terests will be well looked after; and though
our i%nclinations prompt us to hope that Col.
Trautman will be returned, still We must
Admit that in Judge Tremaine the "Peo-
ple's'' party possess a tower of strength, and
that they ave shown more wisdom in their
choice than in years gone by. May the
best man win, is the prayer Of The Herald.
The noisome drippings from the foul
mouth of The Deadhead Gazette mark the
only unpleasant effects of political rivalry,
and are beneath our notice. It is rumored
that the editor of The Gazette is the man
who robbed the Tucson stage about a year
ago and compelled women to even give up
their wedding rings-one Of the most ruff
fanly and despicable acts ever committed
on the soil Of this territory. This is only
rumor, however, and we annot vouch for
its accuracy; but from what we know OF the
man it seems probable enough. We are
told that Sheriff Benton will soon take
steps to put him where he belongs-to wit,
behind the bars.